Numerical experimental study on combined support of bolt-arch in circular roadway

Abstract

The deep soft rock roadway is in high stress environment, and the surrounding rock is prone to large deformation. Appropriate roadway cross-section form and high-strength support are effective control methods for surrounding rock deformation. Circular roadway is widely used in mine engineering because of its uniform stress and deformation, which gives full play to the characteristics of rock compression and non-tension. With the advantages of high strength, high cost performance and stability, the application of arch frame in deep soft rock roadway is increasing day by day. Based on this, based on the engineering background of deep roadway in extremely soft rock in sea area, numerical experiments were carried out using the FLAC3D bolt-arch fine numerical simulation platform. The progressive failure characteristics of bolt-arch combined support in soft rock roadway are revealed. The influence law of roadway section form, geostress grade and lateral pressure coefficient on support effect is clarified. The results show that: (1) Under the condition of deep soft rock, the surrounding rock deformation of circular roadway is uniform. Compared with the straight wall semi-circular roadway, the deformation is reduced by about 86% at most. (2) The failure of arch frame in circular roadway has a significant influence on the final control effect of surrounding rock. When the ground stress exceeds 15 MPa, the loss of bearing capacity of arch frame is instantaneous, and the deformation of surrounding rock increases suddenly. (3) When the support of circular roadway in deep soft rock fails, the axial force of bolt is very small, and it basically does not play a supporting role. According to the research results, the support optimization design is carried out, and the field verification is obtained.